Anthropic Bans Chinese-Owned Firms from Using AI Services
Anthropic Strengthens AI Access Rules, Bans Chinese-Owned Entities Globally
US – China – (Special Correspondent / Web Desk) – US artificial intelligence leader Anthropic has announced a major update to its policies, blocking Chinese-owned companies and organizations from using its AI tools. The move comes as the company strengthens restrictions on businesses from authoritarian regions.
The San Francisco-based startup, backed by Amazon, is known for its Claude AI chatbot and promotes AI safety and responsible innovation. Until now, companies in China, Russia, North Korea, and Iran were already unable to access Anthropic’s commercial services due to legal and security concerns.
Why is Anthropic doing this?
The company said some businesses were bypassing restrictions by using subsidiaries in other countries. To stop this, Anthropic has updated its terms of service to ban any organization that is 50% or more owned by companies in restricted regions, even if they operate elsewhere.
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This marks the first public and official ban by a major US AI company on entities controlled by countries like China. Industry experts believe the immediate impact on revenue will be small because many Chinese firms already use local AI models like those from Alibaba and Baidu. However, this bold step may pressure other US AI firms to follow a similar path.
Anthropic, valued at $183 billion, recently raised $13 billion in funding and now serves over 300,000 business customers worldwide. The number of accounts expected to generate over $100,000 annually has grown nearly seven times in a year, according to the company.
Despite these restrictions, some users in China still access US AI chatbots like ChatGPT and Claude through VPN services. Meanwhile, the race between the US and China in AI development is heating up. Chinese startup DeepSeek recently launched a chatbot that rivals top American AI systems at a fraction of the cost, challenging assumptions about US dominance in this fast-growing sector.
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